英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 擁抱;包圍,環繞,圍住

2. 2. 包含

3. 3. 達到…,等於…,相當於…的同等價值

4. 4. 抓緊(機會),欣然接受(申請、建議等),欣然應允,開始(新職業、生活等);接受(某主義等),信奉(某教義)

5. 5. 看見,領悟,瞭解

6. 6. [律] 收買(陪審員)



7. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 互相擁抱



8. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 擁抱

9. 2. 性交

10. 3. 圍繞,包圍

11. 4. (主義等的)採納,接受,信奉

柯林斯英英辭典

vb

1. [mainly tr] [also intr] (of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in affection, greeting, etc; hug

2. to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc) willingly or eagerly

3. to take up (a new idea, faith, etc); adopt

to embrace Judaism

4. to comprise or include as an integral part

geology embraces the science of mineralogy

5. to encircle or enclose

n. (noun)

1. the act of embracing

2. [often plural] [euphemistic] sexual intercourse

3. [Etymology] C14: from Old French embracier, from em- + brace a pair of arms, from Latin bracchia arms

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] [criminal law] to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)

2. [Etymology] C15: back formation from embraceor